The City of Humboldt’s Department of Cultural Services and Heritage Saskatchewan are pleased to announce the results of the survey carried out in March to understand what residents of the Humboldt region know about reconciliation and living heritage.

Over 100 people responded to the survey, and the results are largely positive about reconciliation, with over 75% of respondents ranking reconciliation as ‘highly important’. When asked about the possibility of reconciliation, around 50% of respondents said they believed reconciliation was possible in Saskatchewan. Respondents valued events as ways to learn about Indigenous world views. 79% of people who attended an event about Indigenous culture and living heritage found that it increased their cultural understanding.

“We thank everyone who responded to the survey and are pleased so many folks took the time to share their thoughts with us” says Kristin Catherwood, Director of Living Heritage at Heritage Saskatchewan. “In this pilot we are creating opportunities and space for people to come together, learn, and ask questions.” 

To learn more about the project and how to be involved please see the City of Humboldt’s Cultural Services website. Thank you to the Community Initiatives Fund for sponsorship on this project.

Heritage Fairs Update
On May 3, the first in-person Regional Heritage Fair since 2019 took place at the Moose Jaw Western Development Museum. It was a wonderful day - check out the synopsis on our website!
Twelve projects were chosen to attend the Provincial Fair that will be held on June 14, along with those chosen from the Virtual Fair (to be announced on Monday, June 5).
The Provincial Heritage Fair will be held on Wednesday, June 14, at Government House in Regina. Public Viewing will be from 2:30-3:30 pm and all are welcome!

On the Blog...
David Siebert, our researcher, discusses the idea of place attachment and introduces our grain elevator research project in our latest blogpost!